We have bad news for the (sane) people of Enid. The national media has visited your town for a story again.
Late in 2021, the NY Times stopped by and filed a report about how an obnoxious collective of Bible thumpers, Trump lovers, and other dry-humping Derplahoman yahoos who sell essential oils on the side worked together to overthrow the town’s local government.
Remember that?
A proposed mask mandate divided Enid, Oklahoma. But both sides agreed the fight was about much more profound issues that are splitting the nation. https://t.co/rPXuhaEy1u
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 26, 2021
Now, just over two years later, NBC News has plowed through the region's wheat fields to take a look at the crowning achievement of the Enid election-engineering efforts – the election of white nationalist Judd Blevins to the Enid City Council, and the effort of some townfolk to overthrow him.
A small Oklahoma city elected a white nationalist in early 2023.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 13, 2024
Community organizers, branded as radicals by the far-right, are trying to oust him.
The white power movement hopes to keep him in office.
The recall vote is April 2. https://t.co/Aw8wVsFdX7